Car or carrier for elevating apparatus.



FRANK'. H. BROWN L FRED H. BRWN.

GAR 0R CARRER FOR ELEVATING APARTU AFPLIATION' LED MAY26,1909.

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FRANK H, BROWN" AND FREI) H. BROWN, Ols PORTLAND, OREQOIT..

'CAR OR CARRIER FOB ELEVATING- APPARATUS.

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Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Ali. 27, TLS/H2.

Application filed May Q6, 1909. Serial No. 498,456.

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Bo it known that We, FRANK. H. BROWN und .Flinn H. Buon/N, citizens ofthe Unitcd' 'of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to u car or carrier for usc. on loading andunloading apparatus or conveying means, and the primary object of thesinne is to provide, a. car orcarrior particuhirly adapt/sd for handlingor conveying loose material suchl as sand, gravch coal and soil, saidcarrier having a strongr and durable and simplified construction, and toso arrange a plurality of the curs or carriers on a conveying mea-nssuch as .a chain belt that the operation of loadv ing-'and unloadingloose material or conveyl ing such material froml one point to anothcrmay expeditiously und occtively pursued.

Tho invention consists in thc. construction and arrangcmont of thescverul parts which will bc more fully hereinafter spcciiied inpreferred form.

Fin tho drawing: Figure l is a side clevation of a portion of a loading'or unloading apparatus showing thc improved car or carrier appliedtflicreto. Fig. 2 is :i sidc clcvation showing' two of thcv improvedcars or carriers and portion of thc conveying means to which they areattached. Fig. 3 is a. plan view of one of the or carriers.

Tho numeral 5 designa-tes a body or tramo comprising side and roar endbars of instal continuous `with cach othcror assembled in anyr suitublci'nanncr and havingv s buckct Vil snugly tittcd thcrcin and iccurcdthcrcto by rivets or other suitable rnc-ans. The bucket t is 'preferablyformed ot sheet nactul ot suitabkA thickness. such for inslancc ns stoelpressed into form and havnur sn slcvatcd buck: 7 trom which thc suics 8slope dowmvurdy to a loucr troni. E), thc baci; and front, or rcur undforward ends of the buclrct having au outvard iislrc or in- "1- i1 1 'rhif n. d .w91 f +1 dindon. tornai cx icnumci o l 1o sin@ t in) c u.. ilg- LW tw] nur.. ci nt nunc o .no Jan. or c( ec el downwardly as :it l()and pivotallyattachcfl "to angulo couplings ll sccurcd lo thc convu 'ingchains or auulogous dcviccs l2, ci s tic. rod or bur l?) cooperating@With 'thc anglo couplings aud chains or conveying incans l2 to `jivethc car or carrier sutlicicnt rigidity at .thc front extremity to rcsist.lateral strain and also to prevent spreading of thc chains or conveyinginca -s 13. The rear terminals of thc sido bars or sides of thc frame. 5.havcthc uppcr cnds of links 14C pivoted thereto, thc said linksyextending downwardly and also nivotcd at their lower extremities tounstanding projections l5v scoured to an axle i6 which projects out#Witrdly beyond the frame at opposite sides and is suitably connected tothc chain belts or conveying moans 12, track or drag Wheels 17 beingmounted on thc outer ends of said axle to engage track flanges or other'portions of an elevating` frame, as shown by Fig'. l.

The cars or carriers arc assembled in close relation as shown by Fig. 2or so that the forward lower extremity of cach bucket 6 will be underthc rear higher extremity oil: the next succ-coding bucket in advance otthe saine, and by this arraugcnnznt the length of the conveying chainsor analogous means is not only Lully and ecoiioinically utilized soapplied to a given length of conveying chains, but when thc buckets arctraveling at an upward or downward inclino any tendency toward spilling`ot' thc cuntcnts thor-cot, or actual spilling' of thc material in thcbuckets duc to thc inotion or vibration of the latter vwill not resultin a. loss of thc-.conveyed maA tcrial or falling nl such inutcrial ontotheI elevating apparatus below because thomaterial escaping from thcroar extremity of one bucket will fall over vinto the next. bucket. VTheshape of thc buckets and thc dill'crcncc in clcvutiou at thc front andrcar extremities thor-cot arc also advantageous in thc dumping oprationthat may ensue at the upper cxlrcinily ot' thc @lcv-ating appa# ratus,und, fuithcrluorc, thc elevated back cx'trcinity ol cach blu-kot willadapt thc' sevcral buckets to scrvc as scoops in takingup.

loose material in proximity thereto and through which thc .said bucketsmay bo caused to run.

The movable attaclnuent o thc bucket.

frame, or of the bucket. to the conveying chains or analogous conveyingdcvici-sy por@ mits thc scvc'ral lmckrls to readily turfii thcopposiextremities oit thc conveying applirutus` vi'hout disarraugiug orimposing i1# regulr or unusual strain on thc conveying chains or likcdevices. The improved curs or carriers are adapted for use in conveyingiso that a grcatcrinunbcr of thc buckets may bcany loose material suchas sand, gravel, coal, loose grain, sawdust, sugar beets, etc., from oneplane to a higher plane Within a building, or from some part ot aestorage building to transportation means or vice Versa. The improved oaror carrier is economical in its construction and may be' manufactured ata` comparatively small cost.

mensions thereof to accommodate various applications and uses, i

lVhile it is preferred that the several parts of the car or carrier beconstructed of metal, as hereinbefore explained7 it will be understoodthat in some instances both metal and wood may be used, or metalrandsome other material adapted for the purpose.

What is claimed is:

The combina-tion with a flexible conveying means embodying oppositechain belts and a track means at a distance below said belts, of aplurality ot carriers each comprising,- a front rigid cross tie securedto said=cliain belts and extending transversely over the latter, an axlealso extendingtransversely over and secured to the chain belts andhaving its opposite extremities projected outwardly beyond the belts andprovided with It is also. y proposed to modify the proportions andvdilinks pivotally connected at their upper ends f to the rear ends ofthe side bars of the frame and at their lower ends to intermediateportionsof the' upstanding projections ofthe axle, the said links andthe rear axle with which they cooperate together with the side bars ofeach carrier being wholly in advance of the side bars of the succeedingcarrier.

ln testimony whereof wc hare hereunto setour hands in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

,FRANK H. BROWN. FRED H.' BROWN.

Witnesses ROBERT E. lvlnxnrnn, Com J. ANDERSON.

